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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use rapid sounds for what purpose?
(a) To stop animals and take control of the situation.
(b) To save animals from potential danger.
(c) To distract animals from unwanted behavior.
(d) To spur animals and make them go faster.

2. What is one way humans can teach dogs to see them as familiar and not a stranger?
(a) Eat in front of the dog.
(b) Talk in the same voice.
(c) Walk the dog every day.
(d) Wear a hat around the house.

3. When do humans that dogs are accustomed to become strangers?
(a) When the color of their clothing changes.
(b) When the feel of their skin changes.
(c) When the shape of their body changes.
(d) When the sound of their voice changes.

4. Chimpanzees and _______will carry a dead infant for days, even though it is rotting.
(a) Baboons.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Orangutans.
(d) Gorillas.

5. Why did a dog growl and snap at visitors who had recently eaten pizza?
(a) Because she remembered a pizza delivery boy kicking her.
(b) Because she remembered a pizza delivery boy yelling at her when he delivered pizza.
(c) Because she remembered her owner kicking her when she ate pizza.
(d) Because she remembered her owner yelling at her after they ate pizza.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to McConnell, what is NOT a reliable indicator of personality?

2. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?

3. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?

4. What can a dog do if it gets fed up or angry with play fighting?

5. How conscious are dogs of their pheromones?

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